Where's the info for the new guys?

Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
in NS General Discussion
Lets see if I can get through my first post with out getting 3rd degree burns...
Ok, hi everyone! I am what is commonly refered to as a newbie/n00b/OMFG ###!... well at least when it comes to Natural Selection. Like many others I was pointed here by Tycho of Penny Arcade, and while this game has got me excited like none others have in a long time, I think I'm glad I didn't know about it earlier. Theres just no way I could've survived the waiting.

Getting to my point, I think I've gone through the "Frequently Asked Question" documents and all, I even snooped through the readyroom.org and also this forum. Now for the life of me I can't find any good documentation on details like the Alien classes, Marine weapon characteristics, or buildings for either teams. I've kinda got some clues here and there reading comments from people like humbaba and the others who've been playing. Also I can understand that the game has been undergoing massive balancing as any good game should, but from the progress indicators, it looks like this baby is almost ready to go and that there's been 5 defined alien classes, 5 (or so) marine guns, and whatever buildings forever.

So is there anyplace that I've been missing for all this information in detail that someone could point my blind ### to,
OR
Could someone like humbaba (who's posts are always fantastically descriptive and such) fill me in? <braces for the flame>

Cheers guys, and congrats to Flayra and the rest of the development team on a job well done (As I'm sure it will be).
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Here's a whole load of info <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/special0118Concepts.html" target="_blank">on the alien classes.</a>  Some of it is out of date, but its the best info compilation I've seen on them yet.

    I'm sure someone else will be able to list the marine weapons and buildings for you, but suffice it to say that they are plentiful.

    And we won't be flaming you here, so no worries about that.
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  • Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
    Hey thanks Greedo! That was quick...
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  • PseudoKnightPseudoKnight Join Date: 2002-06-18 Member: 791Members
    Hopefully the community here can continue to keep flaming out even after the release. A game's community is important to everyone's enjoyment of the game. So far everyone here has been great, which ignites my interest in NS ever greater as the days pass.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    There is really no "huge list of everything dealing with NS" yet, but soon... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
    Also, very warm welcome! a guy who knows so much before he even posts will always go far around here!
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  • HBNayrHBNayr Join Date: 2002-07-13 Member: 930Members
    Ack!  We've been attacked by st00pid n00bs!  j00 st00piD n00B!!!

    Heh.  Just kidding.  Flaming is kept to a bare minimum here.  It's just not kosher, you know?

    Anyhow, there are just too many questions to answer in just one post, so the best I think we can hope for right now would be for the manual to come out very soon.  But if you have any specific questions about the alien classes, marines, or other somesuchstuff, I'm sure anyone here would be glad to answer them!

    And welcome to the NS community.  My initial reaction might have been "You foolish newbie, we don't need your kind here," but you were to polite to warrant it.  Keep it up, and welcome.

    -Ryan!


    I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution.
    -- Wernher von Braun
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  • LockNLoadedLockNLoaded Join Date: 2002-09-05 Member: 1282Members
    do not forget to drop by the NS IRC channel on gamesnet!

    channel:#naturalselection

    like all others, i'm also waiting for the player manual to come online which i'm guessing to be uploaded before the mirrors come in  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

    seems pretty logical since NS is not like the other standard 'shootemup' mentality of all the other HL mods out there.
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  • MixolydeMixolyde Join Date: 2002-09-25 Member: 1330Members
    One thing I especially like about this Mod and its community, they seem dedicated to making this Mod different. Not just in style of play, but in how great the community of admin, developers and players are around it as well.
    I'm sure that when they put out a full manual it will be terrific and very thorough.
    Mix
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  • Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
    I've just found a great thread for thie from Necro. Its when they lifted the Nda (non disclosure agreement?) and Necro just exploded with all the pent up info. Some good stuff in here if anyone is in the same boat as myself:
    <a href="http://www.natural-selection.org/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=5705" target="_blank">http://www.natural-selection.org/cgi-bin....;t=5705</a>
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